Zprávy HCJB 21.6.2007

	FEBC povzbuzuje zapadlé křesťany – Hmongy – v jihovýchodní Asii.
	Pracovníci rozhlasového vysílání pro Hmongy z Far East Broadcasting Co. (FEBC) znovu a znovu přinášejí slova naděje vesničanům v odlehlých oblastech Vietnamu, Laosu, Myanmaru (Barma) a Thajska. Povzbuzeni žádostí některých svých posluchačů o návštěvu producenti nedávno podnikli náročnou cestu a navštívili tři vesnice. Protože neměli prostředky na zapůjčení motocyklů, šli pěšky. Vedeni místnímu průvodci překonávali hory, údolí a řeky a nakonec lezli do neskutečného kopce, aby se dostali na hlavní silnici. Když se konečně dostali do první vesnice, hned viděli, že to nebylo zbytečné. Vesničané nesmírně touží po Bohu a chtěli se o Něm dozvědět vše, co jen mohli. Večerní biblické studium se protáhlo dlouho do noci a ráno se pokračovalo setkáními s mládeží i s dospělými. Když nastal čas odchodu, vesničané plakali, když jim zpívali na rozloučenou. Podobné zkušenosti skupina měla i v dalších dvou vesnicích. V jedné vesnici byli na velkém sborovém shromáždění věřících a každý zde řekl, že přijal Pána Ježíše, protože slyšel svědectví v programech FEBC. Věřící ve všech těchto vesnicích žádali, aby FEBC vedlo dál biblické vyučování na vlnách vysílání pro Hmongy. Zdroj: Far East Broadcasting Co.
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	FEBC ENCOURAGES REMOTE HMONG VILLAGERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Source: Far East Broadcasting Co. Hmong broadcasts from Far East Broadcasting Co. (FEBC) continue to bring encouragement to villagers in remote parts of Vietnam, Laos, China, Myanmar and Thailand. Inspired by a request to connect with some of their listeners, a team led by Hmong program producers recently undertook a strenuous trip to visit three villages. Because they lacked the funds to hire motorbikes, they made the journey on foot. Led by local guides, the team hiked through mountains, down into a valley, across a river and had one last incredibly steep climb to get to the main road. When the team finally reached the first village it quickly became apparent that their efforts were not in vain. The villagers were hungry for God and wanted to know as much about Him as they could. The evening Bible study went late into the night, and in the morning the team had additional meetings with both the young people and the adults. When it was time to leave, the villagers wept as they said goodbye to the team in song. The team had similar experiences in the other villages. In one village they met a large number of believers at a church gathering, and everyone they met said they’d accepted Jesus Christ through FEBC’s programs. Believers in each of these villages asked FEBC to keep teaching the Bible via the Hmong broadcasts. CHURCH IN UZBEKISTAN CLOSES BECAUSE OF OFFICIAL PRESSURE Source: Forum 18 News Service A Pentecostal Full Gospel congregation in the town of Andijan in the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan decided to close down and halt all its activities following official pressure. “Our church leadership and I decided to close the church two months ago -- it was too dangerous to continue to meet,” said Bakhtier Tuichiev, pastor of the Resurrection Church. “We have faced such pressure from the leaders of the local mahallas [urban districts] and from the prosecutor, especially this year. It’s too painful to talk about all the threats and insults we have had to endure.” Protestant congregations elsewhere in Uzbekistan are among religious minority communities facing a new wave of pressure. A growing number of active Protestants are on the “exit blacklist” and cannot leave their own country. MUSLIM MOBS ATTACK EGYPTIAN CHURCHES NEAR ALEXANDRIA Source: Compass Direct News Muslim rioters attacked two Coptic Orthodox churches, damaged Christian-owned shops and injured seven Christians in two unrelated incidents in northern Egypt earlier this month, local Christians said. A mob in Zawyet Abdel-Qader, 20 miles west of Alexandria, freely vandalized the town’s Christian quarter for 90 minutes the night of Friday, June 8, before police intervened. In a second incident in Dekheila, six miles west of Alexandria, police immediately halted a mob attack on the Church of the Holy Virgin on Tuesday, June 12, preventing all but minimal damage from occurring. Local Christians confirmed that each attack was triggered by a fight between a Muslim and a Christian, but Akram Anwar Bekheed, a local member of the National Democratic Party in Zawyet Abdel-Qader, laid partial responsibility on the government. Bekheed said that the government had created a permissive atmosphere for sectarian violence by allowing previous attacks on churches to go unpunished in the interest of keeping peace. UPDATE: IRAQI MILITANTS RELEASE KIDNAPPED CHALDEAN PRIEST Sources: BosNewsLife, Compass Direct News Father Hani Abdul Ahad, 33, of the Wisdom Chaldean Church was released Sunday, June 17, clearly “very tired but in good condition,” said a statement from his church. He was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad on Wednesday, June 6, with several young men who were apparently helping the priest move personal belongings while on their way to a local seminary. The auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, Shlemon Warduni, said the kidnappers had asked for a ransom, but he refused to say how much, if anything, was paid. The kidnapping came just days after a separate attack as another Chaldean priest, Ragheed Aziz Kani, and his three assistants were killed in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul. Conservative estimates indicate that more than half of Iraq’s 750,000 Christians have fled the country since war broke our four years ago. In Baghdad the Christian Dora neighborhood has been “ethnically cleansed” of most Christian residents, and the al-Amariya and Hai al-Jamiya neighborhoods have recently been targeted by suspected Islamic militants. An estimated 1,000 Christian families have fled Baghdad after being threatened by Islamic extremists. GALLUP POLL: ONE-THIRD OF U.S. RESIDENTS BELIEVE IN LITERAL BIBLE Source: Religion Today About one-third of U.S. residents believe the Bible is “absolutely accurate” and that it should be taken literally word for word, according to a recent Gallup poll, and the majority of those who don’t believe the Bible is literally true still believe it is the inspired word of God, reported the Baptist Press. About one in five Americans believes the Bible is an ancient book of “fables, legends, history and moral precepts recorded by man,” Gallup reported. Analysts say the higher the level of education a person has, the less likely the individual is to believe that the Bible is the actual, literal Word of God, but even the majority of those with postgraduate degrees believe the Bible is inspired by God rather than just a human creation. Protestants are also significantly more likely than Catholics to believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. © Copyright 2007 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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